Clothesline



May ze, 1934. J. A. TURNER 1,960,882

CLOTHESLINE Original Filed May 16, 1932 INVENTOE ATTO R N EY PatentedMay 29, 1934 UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE( CLOTHESLINE Jacob AustinTurner, Avondale, N. C., assignor to R. P. Robinson, Forest City, N. C.

Application May 16, 1932, Serial No. 611,651 Renewed February 20, 1934 1Claim.

The invention relates to a clothesline and has for its primary object toprovide an article of this character in that clothes or the like may behung thereon without the instrumentality of clothes- U5 pins or otherlike fasteners and Without liability of the articles as hung separatingfrom the line especially when subjected to wind, the line in its make-upbeing of novel form.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a clothesline orwhat might be termed a sunning line for the support of articles or thelike without regard to the size or weight and the same are held securethereon without the aid of clothespins or the like and the clothes orother things hung upon the line will not become twisted nor distorted,the line being flexible and is held taut, and additionally a pluralityof these lines may be grouped and supported for use.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a line of thischaracter, which is extremely simple in construction, thoroughlyreliable and eicient in its purposes, the line being metallic so thatthe same is durable, strong and thoroughly serviceable, as well ascomparatively inexpensive to manufacture, that is, the same may beproduced at a small manufacturing cost.

With these and other objects in View, the invention further consists inthe eatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of theinvention, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:-

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a clothesline constructed inaccordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective View of one 4.0' section or link ofthe line.

Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure 2 showing a slight modification oflink.

Figure L1 is a top plan showing the grouping of a plurality of lines andthe suspension thereof.

Figure 5 is a perspective View of one of the hangers for the group oflines.

Figure 6 is a perspective View of a spacer bridge for the group oflines.

Figure '7 is a side elevation of a further modied form of link.

each made from a single length of relatively stiff wire bent on itselfto provide the stretches 10 and 11, these being formed into loop ends 12of each link A, while mid-length of the link is a frame or eye 13, itbeing bent from the stretches 16 and 11 which are twisted as at 14between the loops 12 and the frame or eye 13 as is clearly shown inFigures 1 and 2 of the drawing. The links A are loosely joined orconnected with each other at the loops 12 and such clothesline may 65 beof any desirable extent or length. In the use of the clothesline theclothes 15 are engaged in the frames or eyes 13 to have portions 16 ofthe clothes become wedged in the corners of said frames or eyes betweenthe twists next thereto of the stretches l0 and 11 of the wire. In thisfashion the clothes 15 are made fast upon the clothesline.

In Figure 3 of the drawing there is shown a slight modication of a link,wherein the eye 17 75 is provided with the coils 18 opposite each otherand these coils permit the securing of the clothes 15 at the portion 16thereof in the eye 17 of the respective links.

In Figures 4, 5 and 6 of the drawing there is S0 shown a group of spacedparallel clotheslines 19, the outermost ones at their oppositeextremities being engaged with hooks 20 formed on the side limbs 2l of ahanger frame 22, while the intermediate line 19 at opposite extremitiesengages 85 the hooks 23 of a cross member 24 on said hanger 22. Now toprevent these lines 19 in their use from pulling together or approachingeach other there is provided a spacing bridge 25 having the notchedoiset 26 in which are introduced the 9'0 lines 19 and such spacingbridge will maintain the lines parallel with each other and uniformlyspaced one from the other n the use thereof. It is of course understoodthat each hanger 22 is made fast to a support in the use thereof.

In Figure 'l there is shown a slight further modification of link,wherein the stretch 27 of a single length of wire has twisted thereon astretch 28 of a single length of wire, the latter having the triangularframes or eyes 29 adjacent to opposite 1'0'0 extremities and theseextremities 30 are twisted about the stretch 27 so that the frames oreyes 29 will be closed, the stretch 28 of wire being carried upon thestretch 27 with the twisted portions between the frames or eyes 29 andinto the latter 105 are introduced the portions 16 of the clothes 15 forthe attachment or fastening of the clothes upon the links or other linksadjacent thereto.

It will be apparent that in the use of the clothesline constructed inthe manner as hereto- 1'10 au i spaced side limbs and a cross memberconnected with the side limbs, and hooks formed at the free ends of theside limbs and cross member medially of the latter for engagementtherewith of wire lengths forming clotheslines.

JACOB AUSTIN TURNER.

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